FoodSecurity
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High-Hanging Fruit: How Governments Can Respond to High Food Prices
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On January 31, the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) released its latest food price index report, showing that food prices have trended upward since July 2020. The primary agricultural commodities — soybeans, wheat, and other cereals, corn, rice, and meat — are trading at the highest levels in a decade. The…
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Why Pandemics Don’t Always Increase Food Insecurity
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Basic economic theory says that public health lockdowns, such as the ones being imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, are likely to raise food prices and aggravate food insecurities in vulnerable communities. The resulting decline in market activity and the interruption of supply chains are expected to decrease household income —…
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Are “Safe” Pesticides Harming Bees?
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Use of neonic pesticides in crops has dramatically increased in the past few decades. But a growing body of research suggests these treatments have a detrimental effect on bee populations. A recent study by Anson Main, Elisabeth Webb, Keith Goyne, and Doreen Mengel, published in Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, found…